Piece of Meat: Scarlett Johansson Criticizes Sexualized Black Widow in Iron Man 2

MCU debuted Marvel in the second “Iron man“The spy Black Widow was hypersexual,” says the actress herself Scarlett Johanssonwho played Natasha Romanoff in many films. The celebrity shared her opinion in an interview with Collider on the eve of the premiere of the solo album about the Black Widow, which will take place on July 8.

Based on the words of the actress, “Iron Man 2“turned out to be a fascinating and full of memorable moments film, but she does not like the way her heroine is portrayed in it.

According to Scarlett Johansson, the image turned out to be too sexualized, which can be seen in the lines of some of the characters who speak of her almost as a “piece of meat” or some kind of thing. In this context, the actress mentioned the scene in which Natasha Romanoff, being undercover, enters the boxing ring against Happy (Jon Favreau), where he finds himself under the gaze of Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.).

The actress noted that a lot has changed since then for young actresses and film roles, influenced by the #MeToo movement. Now girls and women are getting a more positive attitude towards themselves, and she was happy to have the opportunity to watch the progress by visiting both sides.

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